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   David Ross from Edinburgh:

   Feb 20, 22:11

   Re advantage rule. A player can have a pop at goal knowing if he misses he will still have another go. Do you not think the advantage should be over when he has his first go? At any other advantage when a player kicks, the advantage is over. Seems wrong to me.What do you think?

   

   Mike Catt:

   I think different refs have different ideas about this one David. Some will play on for five minutes and come back and still give the advantage and some refs will call the advantage over immediately before you've got anywhere so it does seem a little bit bizarre. It's one that has to be consistent but if you have an advantage and miss a drop goal, you still know you've got a penalty anyway and everyone knows this.
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   Owen from Hampshire:

   Feb 12, 09:56

   Mike, I agree with you about 'lethargy' re England's 2nd half performance against Wales. Lethargy is a 'state of mind' and it is the mental approach that seems to be so lacking or, in my humble ex military view, lack of real leadership. A good leader can rouse even a rabble to victory, but a poor leader can take talented men into defeat. All those with leadership responsibility need to wake up...please. I hear all the reasoning about forwards this...and backs that...and the pack...and errors etc etc. It is simple in my mind, we have the talent..we just lack leadership. Interested to hear what you think is the reason for the lethargy?
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   adrian from neath:

   Feb 12, 08:39

   the quality of play from all of the six nations side so far does not in my opinion match that of the southeren hemisphere sides if they played now it would be a cricket score against us whot do you think?
4. 

   Matt from Nottingham:

   Feb 11, 21:24

   Are England in this competition just to make up the numbers? Every tournament needs its whipping boys but the Celtic nations need to play some proper opposition to enable us to challenge the southern hemisphere teams.
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   Gavin from Norwich:

   Feb 10, 17:39

   A lucky win for England but a good game for italy.
   
   Do you think Brian ashton replacing Jonny Wilkinson with Danny Cipriani in a game that was so close a good idea?

   

   Mike Catt:

   It always helps if you've got classy players on the bench to come on and I didn't see it as an error. Look at Wales with Hooky and Jones and Philips and Peel. Competition for places is a good thing, brings out the best in players and it works for them.
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   kieran egan from coventry:

   Feb 9, 22:40

   why do england always come out and play good in the first half and then when it comes to the second half they always switch off and go on to lose the game when it is half time they need to keep there head in the game and well done to wales they kept there heads up when they was losing and they came out to be the better team

   

   Mike Catt:

   It's very frustrating Kieran and hard for me to put my finger on! Like against Wales, our body language appeared to go down in the second half. We almost looked tired. In both games it was very much to do with the speed of ball we were getting from the pack in the second half. The forwards need to up their work rate, play the full 80, scrap for everything and never relax even if you're 20-6 at half time..
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   Adam J from Wales:

   Feb 9, 20:34

   wot do u think of the boring rugby that england ( get the ball 2 'jonny' an kick 4 goal ) an scotland ( play the ball 2 the centre of the pitch an force the opposition 2 make an error) play ? an how does that benifit british rugby while the likes of wales an france play free flowing natural rugby?

   

   Mike Catt:

   I actually think Brian Ashton's trying to play a much more expansive style now, trying to get the backs to throw it around a lot more and we saw that in the first half against Wales and Italy. Why we kept kicking the ball straight back to the opposition every time we turned over ball in the second half is a mystery to me. We need to keep hold of the ball better Adam.
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   phil from barnsley:

   Feb 9, 06:45

   after loads of pub talk between friends we've voted you the next England coach if the chance comes would you take it and would you have picked Danny before Jonny against Wales

   

   Mike Catt:

   I probably would have played Cipriani at 15 Phil but I wouldn't have picked him instead of Jonny. And yes, I would do the coaching or backs coach at least!

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